Without a doubt, the Lanterns are one of the highlights of Basler
Fasnacht. And their being on display in front of the
Basler Münster is one of the highlights of the various
set-piece events. It's a great oppurtunity to get close to
the lanterns and consider the newsworthy events from the
last year being lampooned. Many of the lanterns bear writing
the local-Basler German dialect so, unless your from
Basel
itself, you're unlikely to understand whats written - but
much is said by the pictures themselves.

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